‘Brave Iranian protestors are being butchered – we need action not words’
The brave protestors in Iran deserve our actions not just warm words argues David Taylor MP.
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Putin does not have an exclusive right to intervene in his crisis in Ukraine
Syria taught us there is no apparent limit to Vladimir Putin’s barbarity. Illegal attacks on Ukrainian civilians are increasing, with reports of cluster munitions being used by Russia in Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second biggest city. Cluster bombs…
Johnson and G7 leaders had the chance to save countless lives – but didn’t
Boris Johnson and G7 leaders had a chance to save countless lives this weekend by agreeing a comprehensive plan to vaccinate the globe against Covid, build back a more equal world and tackle climate change. He, and they, failed. As Gordon…
LCID: We must listen to the voices of those caught up in conflict
As the United Nations general assembly met to mark the organisation's 75th anniversary, secretary-general António Guterres renewed his call for a global ceasefire to help tackle the spread of coronavirus. Ceasefires in some of the most…
Scrapping DfID is shameful. We’ll fight for the UK’s life-saving aid
Tuesday was a truly awful day – the fourth anniversary of the murder of our dear friend, Jo Cox MP, a great humanitarian who worked tirelessly to protect civilians and fight poverty. It was also the day that the Tories chose to announce…
World leaders must learn lessons from the past and act now on Covid
At the Labour Campaign for International Development, we are completely in awe of the heroic carers, nurses, doctors, porters, cleaners, posties and everyone fighting this virus on the frontline. We join the rest of the labour movement in…
It is time for Labour to become the new champions of Police and Crime Commissioners
As we approach the three-year anniversary of the election of the first Police and Crime Commissioners, it is a good time to judge whether they have been a successful innovation and what they have achieved. To my mind, placing policing under…
LCID – Labour’s newest affiliate
We are delighted, humbled and honoured to announce that we are now an official Socialist Society affiliated to the Labour Party. Internationalism is in our Party’s DNA. From fighting alongside the socialists in the Spanish Civil War, to…
Huhne can easily stay in Cancun: Call Ming or Charles
By David Taylor, LCID Chair Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change Chris Huhne today risked embarrassing the UK delegation at the UNFCCC talks in Cancun by threatening to return home to vote for a large rise in student tuition…
Sign LCID’s letter to Ed Miliband
By David Taylor and the LCID Team The Labour Campaign for International Development is calling on LabourList readers to co-sign our letter to Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP as the new Leader of the Labour Party. From his time as Climate Change…
Brown calls for new focus on African growth – and a mass roll out of broadband Internet
By David Taylor, Chair of LCID Gordon Brown yesterday used his first major speech since leaving office to discuss the issue that has inspired him since childhood - development in Africa. In a speech to African Union leaders at their summit…
Your chance to question the leadership candidates on international development
By David Taylor and the LCID team In the next few weeks, the Labour Campaign for International Development will be asking the leadership contenders about their priorities for international development, and we want you to pick the most…